Walk: 12km; total: 386km
We only made it down to breakfast about 7:30am, after a little sleep-in following our long day yesterday. As the Confluence Museum did not open until 10:30am, this was not an issue. We set off about 9:45am and had a stroll through the Confluence shopping centre before entering the museum at 10:30am. Greg opted to remain outside as he had been inside in 2019.
Opened in 2014, it is nestled between the Rhône and Saône rivers, and the earth and the sky. It is a multi-faceted stainless steel structure that catches the changing colours of the sky. The museum is a metaphor for constantly evolving knowledge, which it aims to share with all. There are two distinct areas in the museum, the ‘Crystal’ is the monumental hall welcoming the city, and the ‘Cloud’ that is home to the permanent and temporary exhibitions.
One of the temporary exhibitions on offer is a collection of black and white photos from Marc Riboud (1923-2016), mainly from Northern Africa, and the Middle East. Apparently Marc didn’t want to be known as a photographer, rather a traveler with a keen eye for a picture. Whilst there were some good pictures, Wendy was not that impressed. The other temporary exhibits were: Secrets from the Earth (all the different minerals, etc), We, the Rivers (was interesting), and Africa - a thousand lives of Objects (a collection of artifacts, mainly from Northern Africa).
The permanent exhibits are: Origins - Stories of the World, Species - the Web of Life (Wendy’s favourite), Societies - Human Nature, Eternities - Visions of the Beyond, and Émile Guimet gallery (basically a collection of stuff from a number of sources). After one and a half hours, Wendy had had enough so met up with Greg, wandered back to the Confluence shopping centre for a Maccas lunch.
Back to the hotel for a rest before heading out again to capture dinner. Greg continued to recce the route to another train station that we leave from on Monday for Geneva. He also went to a Westfield Shopping Centre and thought he’d time traveled back home. He could have been in Westfield Indooroopilly or Chermside. The whole place was buzzing so the French enjoy our style of shopping centres.
Views over the Saône from the Confluence Shopping Centre
The young girl with the flower, Marc Riboud. In Oct 1967, a large crowd of young Americans marched against the Vietnam War. This girl approached the bayonets. (Note though that the bayonets are still covered)
The Rain Tree, first exhibit of the We, the Rivers
Barkandji Country, Australia, traces left by livestock converging towards a man-made water hole
Some interesting stats on all the rivers Wendy has travelled on, or beside
Male figure, 20th century, from Nigeria, nicknamed ‘The Wrestler’
Different types of things found in and on the earth
Australian opal, they could have found a better specimen than that surely?
Tassie Tiger
Gazelle giraffe
Oiseaux (nyoni!)
Almost a very rude ape
At least this roo looks a lot better than the one at Dijon
L-R: Flores Woman, Sapiens Woman, Neanderthal Woman
Female mummy, this woman was about 50 years old and was buried in a seated position with her arms and legs folded onto her chest
Confluence shopping centre
Confluence Museum photos
Water feature at the museum being blown by the wind.
A picture to show how strong the winds were, those are waves on the Saône river
Wendy’s favourite White House
Kids playing in a fountain to try and beat the heatwave
Twin River Cruise Boats in port near our hotel
Regional (State) Parliament House
No comments:
Post a Comment